Gardens, gardens, gardens

If you're anything like me, you wake up in the middle of the night thinking about the awesome raised garden you're going to build and all the spinach/tomatos/cucumbers/strawberries/cilantro you're going to grow, and from this bounteous crop you'll feed your family all summer long. I can practically taste the tomatos now.

And then you spend Saturday planting marigolds in the planters in front of your house, and good God the whole morning slips away, and you have to admit: there is no way you'll be able to build a raised planter.

So I found Randy, who makes raised garden beds out of reclaimed materials. They're better quality wood than you could buy at Home Depot, for the same price, and it's the environmentally responsible thing to do. Plus, they're totally unique, artisan pieces. And best of all, his prices are super reasonable -- starting at $150. I think the materials alone at Home Depot cost that much.